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Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar stand outside Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh.

Killings spark fear, rumours in Rohingya refugee camps

28 August 2017

Rohingya refugees came to Bangladesh in their thousands from Myanmar, seeking safety. But lawlessness reigns in the makeshift camps

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This week’s humanitarian cheat sheet
18 August 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:
Feature

Aid workers at risk on World Humanitarian Day
18 August 2017
We mark World Humanitarian Day with a selection of articles about the risks faced by aid workers

Inside the ‘glaringly dysfunctional’ UN mission in Myanmar
17 July 2017 Investigations
EXCLUSIVE: New allegations of Myanmar security forces raping Rohingya women
4 July 2017 News
IRIN wins top Asia award for video reporting
15 June 2017 News

Analysis

UN convenes Rohingya abuse investigation, but Myanmar says it won’t cooperate
4 April 2017
Myanmar is reluctant to allow investigators to visit alleged crime scenes, so what can the fact-finding mission achieve?
Analysis

Humanitarian situation worsens in Myanmar despite Aung San Suu Kyi
21 February 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi took power almost a year ago bringing hopes of peace and change. Instead, Myanmar has gone backwards.
News

The weekly humanitarian outlook
17 February 2017
Every week, IRIN’s team of editors takes a look at what lies ahead on the humanitarian agenda and curates a selection of some of the...
Analysis

EXCLUSIVE: UN rights envoy urges inquiry into abuses of Rohingya in Myanmar
9 February 2017
Will pressure from the UN rights envoy prove the tipping point that leads to a commission of inquiry into the abuse of the Rohingya?
Investigations

Myanmar operations driving up malnutrition rates among Rohingya minority
12 January 2017
UN assessments obtained by IRIN show hunger rising in Rohingya communities due to the military operations, but the government denies the data.
Analysis

The roots and risks of Myanmar’s new Rohingya insurgency
3 January 2017
Will global Islamist militants capitalise on oppression of Myanmar Muslims?

EXCLUSIVE: UN warns Myanmar that demolishing Rohingya homes will ‘heighten tensions’
2 January 2017 Investigations
Ten humanitarian stories to look out for in 2017
2 January 2017 Analysis
Myanmar says Rohingya rape and abuse allegations “made-up”, despite mounting evidence
22 December 2016 Feature
Landmark Myanmar refugee return programme off to rough start
29 November 2016 News
Buddhist aid workers face backlash for helping Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
15 November 2016 Feature
Bribes and bureaucracy: Myanmar’s chaotic citizenship system
31 October 2016 Feature

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